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Collar that is part of a Cantonese opera costume with objects 1743 a,b,d,e,f,g. The collar is triangular and is attached to a narrow band, which comes down from shoulders to waist. Triangular part is worn at back. Overall design in sequins. The back is edged in a fringe of round and oblong beads. Six snaps.
White gathered skirt that is part of a Cantonese opera costume with objects 1743/1 a,c,d,e,f,g. The skirt has a cotton waistband and loops at opening. There are scattered sequin designs sewn on front and back and a wide sequin border at bottom edge.
Lined hood that is part of a Cantonese opera costume with 1743/1 a,b,c,d,e,f., open and rounded at bottom. Two sets of ties. Sequined designs on outside, bordered. Narrow panel of sequin designs sewn to inside top.
Long, lined cape that is part of a Cantonese opera costume with 1743/1 a,b,c,d,e,g. Cape is gathered at neck and has a large round collar. Front is open and slightly rounded at bottom. There are ties at the neckline. A long slit goes from centre lower back to hem. Scattered sequin design.
One-piece breastplate and apron of a Tungurahua style Corpus Christi dancer's costume is made of pieces of red material, sewn onto backing of scraps of beige, floral and green scraps, fringed with red wool, and bordered with a woven purple band that ends tied around the neck. Hand stitched into the red velvet, in different coloured wools, are floral motifs and the date "1964". In the centre of the chest area is tied a wooden cow, covered with silver foil and red/floral material to which are attached various beads and metal objects.
Rectangular Corpus Christi costume tail panel that hangs down the back. The central panel of light orange silk has flowers,birds, men on horseback, flames, crosses and emblems (one with the letters JHS) embroidered on in red, purple, brown and green, and is framed with consecutive borders of purple silk, silver foil, green and turquoise ribbons and, finally, a long fringe of pink wool. A purple ribbon drapes from the top and a small square mirror hangs at its centre. The entire top textile panel has been crudely sewn onto a paper and straw ? support covered with a piece of loosely woven green cloth.
Tungurahua-style Corpus Christi band made of an embroidered red silk panel sewn onto a burlap backing and then lined with red cotton cloth that wraps around to form a framing edge. Embroidered motifs are in blue, beige, yellow, purple, black, gold, turquoise and green wool and include flowers, birds, deer, horses, and men riding llamas,. Small silver discs of plastic have been sewn into the middle of the design and a border of wide strips of silver paper is attached to the sides.
Painted wood statuette of the Virgin Mary (Madonna) with child on a semi-circular base. Triangular-shaped, standing figure with inset plastic ? eyes has a white scarf draped over her long dark hair, wears a long red cape over a pale blue robe, and has a large, new moon-shaped object at her feet. Suspended from the waist at front is a small seated child with longish dark hair holding a hand across his chest.
Chimborazo-style headdress. Canvas is stretched and sewn around a rounded, grass-rope-bound wood frame that is stuck into a flat, rectangular piece of wood and mounted with red yarn onto the top of a painted paper mache cowboy hat. Numerous small objects sewn onto the red foil that covers the canvas at the front include small framed mirrors, plastic figures, strands of plastic and metal beads, wispy feathers, and paper cards. A large metal plaque decorated with a two-headed bird is tied onto the front brim of the yellow, white, blue and red hat.
Toy 2-propeller airplane, made of several pieces of balsa wood nailed together, sits back on tail wing with black plastic wheels down (there may have been a third front wheel). Three small windows at cockpit have clear plastic panes.